Dr. Elliot David Lasson

About

Elliot D. Lasson, Ph.D. serves as Professor of the Practice and Graduate Program Director of UMBC’s Master’s in I/O Psychology Program. He is a board-certified and Licensed Psychologist as well as SHRM-SCP certified.

Research interests

applicant reactions to the selection process, generations in the workplace, personality assessment for employment

Teaching interests

Employee Selection
Job Analysis
Talent Management
Talent Acquisition
Employment Law
Interviewing

Education

  • Ph D, I/O Psychology — Wayne State University (1992)
    Preemployment Integrity Testing
  • MA, I/O Psychology — Wayne State University (1990)
    Organizational Commitment of Employees and Volunteers
  • BA, Psychology — UMBC (1987)
  • Other, Talmudic Law — Ner Israel College (1986)

Presentations

  • Religion in the Workplace 2024 SIOP Annual Conference · SIOP Elliot D Lasson (Chair), Vinay Patel (Panelist), Daniel Russell (Panelist), Annette Tyman (Panelist), Sherif Al-Quallawi (Panelist)
  • Must I-O’s Be Licensed?: LCC Committee and Task Force Updates 2024 SIOP Annual Conference · Socieity for I-O Psychology · Paper
  • Interviewing and Communication Skills 2017 USG Career Center · USG · Seminar
  • Dude What’s My Job,” Understanding, Attracting, and Retaining Your Millennial Workforce 2017 Maryland Association of Counties Annual Conference · MD Association of Counties · Oral Presentation
  • I/O, Psychologist, HR Professional: Who Am I? 2017 APA Annual Convention · APA · Oral Presentation
  • From Grad Student to Professional: Things I Wish I Knew 2017 SIOP Annual Conference · SIOP · Oral Presentation
  • Managing Millennials 2017 CHRA Annual Spring Conference · CHRA · Oral Presentation
  • Professionalism in the Workplace 2017 USG Career Center Workshop · USG · Seminar

Courses Taught

  • Methods of Assessment PSYC 674 · Spring 2026
  • I-O Psychology PSYC 346 · Spring 2026
  • Capstone Experience PSYC 698 · Spring 2025
  • Methods of Assessment 674 · Spring 2025
  • Capstone Experience PSYC 698 · Spring 2024
  • Methods of Assessment PSYC 674 · Spring 2024
  • Seminar in Social Psychology PSYC 671 · Fall 2016
  • Special Topics In Psych PSYC 601 · Summer 2016
  • Meth. of Assmt. in I/O PSYC PSYC 674 · Spring 2016